H*3694 Resolution, By Putnam
 A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR CHRIS MANLEY OF POWDERSVILLE ON THE
 OCCASION OF BEING NAMED THE 2014 GREENVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE YOUNG
 PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR AND TO WISH HIM CONTINUED SUCCESS IN ALL HIS FUTURE
 ENDEAVORS.

   02/24/15  House  Introduced and adopted (House Journal-page 9)

TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR CHRIS MANLEY OF POWDERSVILLE ON THE OCCASION OF BEING NAMED THE 2014 GREENVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE YOUNG PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR AND TO WISH HIM CONTINUED SUCCESS IN ALL HIS FUTURE ENDEAVORS.

Whereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives is pleased to learn that Chris Manley of Powdersville has been named the 2014 Greenville Chamber of Commerce Young Professional of the Year; and

Whereas, in preparation for his career, Chris Manley graduated from Wren High School and enrolled in Clemson University, where he started what became Engenius, a web design and marketing company; and

Whereas, since those early days, Engenius has grown into one of the leading web design and marketing companies in the South Carolina Upstate, achieving three hundred percent growth in the past three years and serving more than one hundred fifty clients; and

Whereas, the firm has invested more than $100,000 in local charitable giving over the past five years, including contributions awarded through its highly regarded grants program; and

Whereas, because he strongly believes in giving back to his community, Chris Manley also serves the Upstate through affiliations with various organizations. He is founder and executive director of ReWiGo Ministries, a nonprofit agency that helps create safe environments for the elderly and other needy populations by making emergency home repairs and other home improvements, and he serves as chairman of the Greenville Chamber of Commerce Nonprofit Alliance, as well as of the Greenville Chamber's ambassador program; and

Whereas, at Bethesda United Methodist Church, he is finance chairman, and he serves as chairman and co-founder of the ReFrame Association, a national network of nonprofit home repair organizations providing occupants of substandard housing with safer shelter. Further, he is a 2014 Greenville Health System Medical Scholar, a member of the Friends of the Greenville Zoo Board, and a volunteer with Junior Achievement; and

Whereas, this graduate of Leadership Greenville Class 39 was named one of Greenville's Best and Brightest under age thirty-five in 2012. In 2013, in further testimony to the esteem in which he is held by the business community, he received the U.S. Small Business Administration's South Carolina Young Entrepreneur of the Year award; and

Whereas, grateful for his excellence and dedication, the House takes great pleasure in congratulating Chris Manley on receiving this latest honor, the 2014 Greenville Chamber of Commerce Young Professional of the Year award. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, recognize and honor Chris Manley of Powdersville on the occasion of being named the 2014 Greenville Chamber of Commerce Young Professional of the Year and wish him continued success in all his future endeavors.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be provided to Chris Manley.